Inogen announced that a group of investors led by Novo A/S has provided $20 million in equity financing to support the continued growth and its position in the home care community. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, the company is a manufacturer and provider of oxygen therapy equipment and services. “Inogen is well positioned for sustained [...]
CMS Launches Tool to Compare Quality of Care at Home Health Agencies
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new tool that allows consumers ...
Obama Announces Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Hopes to Prevent by 2025
The Obama Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services announced new funding to help the nation fight Alzheimer’s disease on Tuesday. The move is meant to improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and find a method to prevent it by 2025. To make this a reality, the President’s proposed FY 2013 budget provides a $100 [...]
Re-Hospitalization Prevention Project Stresses Home Health Care Need
A New Jersey teaching hospital is taking a close look into the way in which the service of certified home health aides cuts down on rehospitalization rates among patients. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is launching a new project, “I CARE-4-Healthcare Transition Project,” with the help of a $300,000 grant and [...]
Senate Resolution Stresses Need for Home Care Support
U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) expressed support and attention to the home are workforce through a Senate resolution introduced May 10 that stresses the need for a comprehensive approach to expanding and caring for that workforce. The aging of the baby boom generation will cause the number of individuals who are 65 and older to [...]
Home Health Workers Deserve Basic Protections, Women’s Group Urges
Expressing support for an amendment of the Fair Labor Standards Act to include minimum wage and overtime pay for home care workers, women’s advocacy group OWL published a May report detailing concerns regarding home care workers. Urging for fair labor standards, the group notes challenges facing the home care sector in particular. “Even in sectors [...]
- Home Health Workers to Be Fastest-Growing Occupation, Serious Challenges Await
- Home Health Workers Deserve Basic Protections, Women’s Group Urges
- Senate Resolution Stresses Need for Home Care Support
- Re-Hospitalization Prevention Project Stresses Home Health Care Need
- Obama Announces Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Hopes to Prevent by 2025
- Inogen Raises $20 Million of Equity to Support Growth
- Obama Announces Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Hopes to Prevent by 2025
- Re-Hospitalization Prevention Project Stresses Home Health Care Need
- Senate Resolution Stresses Need for Home Care Support
- Home Health Workers Deserve Basic Protections, Women’s Group Urges
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